FlightNoise24London Heathrow Airport (LHR) aircraft noise map
September 2026 - Lden, the EU's day-evening-night noise level
London Heathrow Airport serves London, the United Kingdom. In September 2026, the aircraft noise of an average day around it reached an Lden of 55 dB or more - the lowest level the EU's noise maps report - over 124 km², and 65 dB or more over 23 km². Night flights (23-07 local time) made 25% of that noise as Lden counts it, each night flight like ten daytime ones. The 55 dB area was 12% smaller than in August 2026.
| September 2026 | August 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lden 55 dB or more | 124 km² | 140 km² |
| Lden 60 dB or more | 64 km² | 63 km² |
| Lden 65 dB or more | 23 km² | 22 km² |
| Lden 70 dB or more | 6.4 km² | 6.9 km² |
| Lnight 50 dB or more | 64 km² | 62 km² |
| Night share of the noise | 25% | 26% |
How it is calculated
From the positions of the flights the OpenSky Network receives over ADS-B, with the engine thrust each part of a flight needs and the noise curves of ECAC Doc 29, the method behind the EU's official noise maps (details). The areas count the places within 35 km of the airport that are nearer to it than to any other airport with a runway of 1.5 km or more. Where OpenSky's receivers miss flights, the levels come out too low.